Railroad-tie.



J. U. JOHNSTON & J. E. PUTER. RAILROAD TIE.

APPLIUATION FILED DBO.10, 1910.

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JOTHAM U. JOHNSTON AND JACOBE. FTJ'TER, OF GAY, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILROAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct. 17,1911.

Application filed December 10, 1910. Serial No. 596,592.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, JOTHAM U. Jonris- TON and Jason E. FUTER, citizens of the United States, residing at Gap, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and. use ful Improvements in Railroad-Ties, of which the following; is a specification, refcrcnce being had. therein to the accompanyin; drawing This invention relates to a. railroad crossl'ie. of that class which is composed, both of metal and wood, and so constructed as to be simple, durable, inexpensive and atl'ord the elasticity and sound. deadening qualities of a wooden tie, with the durability of a. metal lie.

The objects of the invention are to produce a tie of this class, comprising a metal.- l-ic body, so constructed as to render it capahlc of being permanently l: ed.ded,'and

prevent creeping and twisting movement. Another object being to provide means whereby wooden blocks are en'iployed to which the rails are spiked in. the usual. Way; said blocks being held in sockets formed in the metal tie, partly by friction and partly by a locking tie plate, thus alhm'ingthe blocks to be readily removed without distin-hing the tie.

Still another object. of the inventionis to provide means whereby the blocks are drained, thus prolonging the lile of the rail. block.

\Vith these and other objects in view, our invention consists in certain construiition and coinbinal ion of part. as will hereinafter beluliy described and claiui'eil in the anncxod spocil'ication and illustrated in the iu-roiupanyinodrawingswhich form a part of this application, and in which like ligiu'cs of reference rotor l'o corrcr-iponding parts in all ol the views; but. it fully understood that while wrhavc described our invention as herewith shown, that we do not conliuc ourselves to the exact. design as shown, as slight. changes may he madc in the cmislluttion and arrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

in the drawingsz llin urc l. a. poi'spcc- 1 c vicw or a crosslic constructed in no col-dance with this invention. Fig. 2. is a. longitudinal sectional; view oi the same. Fig. -l. is a. cross-sectional view, taken through one'ol the rail blocks and sockets.

through the center of the tie, showing the A means for preventing the shifting of the tie.

Fig. is a detail view of a modified means of securing the tie plate to the tie. Fig.6, is a detail view of still. another means for this pur mse.

Referring to the d 'awings :The metallic tie body is 'lorn'ied with the rail bloc-k s ckets l, near the ends thereof; said sockets being formed with inwardly inclined sides :2, and outwardly inclined ends. adapted to receive a.- rail block of corresponding taper, whiclnwhen originally placed therein, does not quite extend to the bottom or said socket l. as shown in Figs. 2, and 3, but when tho weight of the first train is applied,- will he compressed within, said socket l, with its upper end extending ab ve the surfaoc of the tie to allow forwcar, before the rail could come into contact with the edges 6, of said socket; said edges 6, being also cut away to allow 01 greater wear of thebloel: 4.

The rail hloclts 5%, are firmly held in the sockets l, byrcason of their tapered sides and ends, and are more firmly bound by the spreading tendency of the rails: but to lurthcr hold them, we have provided a tie plate T. of the usual form, with the exception of a tongue 8, which extends from the inner end thereof, and which is provided with a hook ll. formed in the cod thereof. and adapted to be himlted onto a. bar it). formed in a depression ll, in the top of the lie body; said tie plate 7, pressing upon the rail block a, and

spiked thereto in the usual way by the rail holding spilu-s l3.

The ends ol' lhc tic body are provided with drainage ducts lZ. rounuunicalinn? with the sockets l, to carry oll' any moisture that may cuter through or by the sides 0i the blocks -l-, and thus prevent the rolling of the blocks 2-, although the hlochs should he treated with a wator-proofing material as well. The con-- ll'itl portion ol the lie lornu-d with the beveled sides 14. to prevent any i'lhjcct hang in o; :lrcnn the train. from damaging. the tie, as lhc same will J'idc up the beveled surfaces and over the lie; the upper edge if is also slightly cut *ZlWzl)" for the same purpose. The hody of the tic is also tornicd with the arched pool-cot lil. providcd with the cut away cdgcs l i'. and dcsigncd to receive a suitliricnl amount of ballast. to prevent any creeping or l\\isll iig movcincnl ot the tie, which is very important. as all metallic tic-r:

which are flat on the bottom, will creep and twist upon the road l ed.

In l -ig. 5, is shown a modified form of tie plate securing means which comprise a pin 18, inserted transversely through the tie and holding an eye 19, formed in the tongue of the tie plate 7; and by this means, the tie plate 7, may be insulated from the tie by a bushing 20, of in ulating material placed in said eve 19.

A further retaining means shown in Fig. 6, and (.fill'lPi'lSCb a screw eye 21 thread ed into the tie and adapted to hold the hook 9. of the tengue 8, 0n the tie plate 7.

Having thus described our invention What We claim new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A railway-tie c: .tprising a base portion formed with sockets near the ends thereof, said sockets having inclined side walls and an undercut end Wall and means for drain ing said sockets, blocks adapted to fit Within said sockets with their upper ends extendng above the sides of said sockets, and a ti:-

vlate havin means for attachin the inner end of the same to the tie, for the purpose of holding said blocks to said sockets.

ln testiin ony whereof we attix our sigma tures in presence of two witnesses.

J OTHAB'I U. J OHN SION. JACOB E. FUTER. Witnesses NM. J. COULTER, JOHN J. THOMPSON. 

